Contributions of Lithuania’s Allies are critical in strengthening national security, while in its turn, Lithuania is always ready to show solidarity in international security initiatives on its own and jointly with Allies. Our country consistently and actively contributes to international missions and operations in order to advance collective solutions of challenges facing the Allies, international peace and stability.

Participating in a High-level Dialogue organised by the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure in the city of Rzeszów, Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis, along with the ministers of Poland, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Czech Republic and other countries, presented a joint statement of 27 countries regarding the reconstruction of Ukraine’s transport infrastructure.

The joint efforts of the three Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, to develop defense capabilities together is the guarantor of security in the region. For that reason, the joint procurement aiming to build up the defensive capacity of the three Baltic states are focused on several priority areas in mind: acquisition of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, HIMARS, including joint integration of the new capability into the defence plans of all three countries, then, acquisition of integrated air and missile defence system, development of the Maritime Situational Awareness capability for the joint defence of the three Baltic states, increase of ammunition stockpiles, and strengthening of the Special Operations Forces.

March 22, 2023. Having won Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge for a city-wide open school concept in 2022, Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, has launched the innovative education project “Vilnius is a School.” It joins other city-wide initiatives, like an open café and open gallery, where urban spaces are given to the public for artistic expression, entrepreneurial endeavors, and in this case—education.

It is planned to implement the most modern system of registered baggage management and checking in the Baltic States for Vilnius Airport in the second part of the year 2024. The system applied exclusively to the departure terminal of Vilnius Airport will allow increasing the flow of customers being serviced, automating the majority of safety processes and at the same time reducing the risk of human faults by implementing the four-level system of examination of aviation safety.

The new subcommittee on public health (SANT) elected MEP Bartosz Arłukowicz as Chair, as well as the four Vice-Chairs, at its constitutive meeting on 23 March 2023.

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In cooperation with the City of Vilnius and the Public Institution Vilniaus senamiesčio atnaujinimo agentūra (Vilnius Old Town Renovation Agency), the Central and East-Central European Secretariats of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) are organising a meeting in Vilnius on Monday, 20 March, at the Town Hall to discuss threats to historic towns and cities, their prevention, and crisis management measures. All this will eventually come together in a universal and relevant Emergency Relief Programme to be developed by the OWHC.

During the upcoming greening season, Vilnius Municipality plans to plant approximately 4,000 trees and 40,000 shrubs. Various companies have made plans to gift additional tens of thousands of trees to the city. This year, more streets and courtyards will be greened in the most densely populated areas of the capital city. In Naujamiestis, Šnipiškės, Žirmūnai and other districts, new tree lanes will be connected to green areas planted last year.

March 15, 2023. The warm season enveloping Lithuania offers new adventures for its residents and guests, and Vilnius, the capital city, has numerous options for a well-rounded city break. Not only does the city entice with full-on outside adventures in many of its parks and the surrounding nature, but also invites the visitors and residents to soak up the cultural, musical, and artistic delights that are part of the Vilnius 700th-anniversary program.